Pope Celestine I

Pope Celestine I (380-6 April 432) was the Pope from 422 to 432, succeeding Pope Boniface I and preceding Pope Sixtus III.

Biography
Celestine was born in 380 AD in Rome, the son of Priscus. Celestine was elected pope in 422, serving as a deacon since 416 under Pope Innocent I. After the death of Pope Boniface I in 422, Celestine was elected as pope, and he strongly opposed Novatianism and refused to change the policies of his predecessors. He died in 432, and Pope Sixtus III succeeded him.